Changes in language services use by US pediatricians.

Lisa Ross DeCamp; Dennis Z Kuo; Glenn Flores; Karen O'Connor; Cynthia S Minkovitz

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Changes in language services use by US pediatricians.

August 7, 2013

DeCamp LR, Kuo DZ, Flores G, et al. Pediatrics. 2013;132(2):e396-406.

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Limited English proficiency is a risk factor for adverse events, which can be mitigated by using professional interpreters. However, in this study, pediatricians' use of interpreters increased only modestly between 2004 and 2010.

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